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More Vancouver unicorns | The Morning Report
Plus 7 other headlines from the last 24 hours.
William Johnson
February 09, 2022
Welcome to the Morning Report, our clear and concise daily digest of Vancouver tech news. Today’s issue is brought to you by Tiny. As always, you’re invited to reply with your feedback, so we can make this daily report better.
Top story:
The CEO of $1.7B-valued Productboard on the company’s Vancouver office origin story and tech’s talent crunch
Hubert Palan talks growth, sales and the great office debate. » Start reading.
Funding and deals:
Trulioo acquires Denmark’s HelloFlow to build a winner-takes-all identity platform
The B.C. unicorn has 320 employees, $100M-plus in annual revenue and a new Danish footprint. » Get the full story.
D-Wave Systems Inc, the B.C. quantum computing company, announced a plan to go public on the NYSE via a SPAC deal with DPCM Capital that values the combined company at nearly USD $1.6 billion. » Reuters.
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In other news:
Accelerate Okanagan announced the keynote speakers for the fourth OKGN Angel Summit. » Continue.
Jeff Booth, an author and entrepreneur, says bitcoin is the best hedge against inflation. » Daily Hive.
DNEG, a Vancouver VFX studio, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects work for the movie Dune. » BIV.
Ideas and insights:
Dave Dinesen, CEO of CubicFarms, writing in Forbes: 3 Reasons To Rethink Where Your Food Comes From In 2022
Kirk LaPointe, editor-in-chief of BIV, writing in his publication: Time for economic plan to replace Bonnie Henry in B.C. spotlight
Have a productive and fulfilling day. See you tomorrow.
- William (@notionport)
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